Tropical Smoothie Cafe

Most Unilocaling I’m interested in focuses not on franchises/​corporations, but on stand-​alone operations. That’s probably true for a lot of you — but I’m making an assumption.
Tropical Smoothie is a go-​to place for us as a «cheat» for breakfast before school. I know. Deplorable… ;)
We often call this store in advance and then «swing by» and pick up breakfast for the kids on their way to school. Turns out that transit times from the store to school line up with the time needed to put a major dent in the smoothie — if not kill it outright.
The curmudgeony part of me thinks these treats are outrageously expensive, but then I take into account the «made-​to-​order» facet, coupled with the seemingly fresh ingredients and the overall «hey! — this is healthy» marketing surrounding it, and I trade in the curmudgeonly outrage for slumped-​shoulder acceptance.
It’s not just the liquids — the solids are good too. Speaking strictly about this store, this staff is always friendly. Congenial, even.
Here’s my tangential question: Why the square blender containers? I’m sure there’s an answer based on sound physics, but I’m frequently seeing the staff pounding the smoothie out on the counter. There’s gotta be a better way, but I’m no Smoothie Specialist — but it just seems as though stuff gets trapped in those corners rather than join the vortexial party in the center.
Be patient with these folks. When they’re slammed — they do a good job (in my experience) with «all hands on deck» but this stuff takes time. Also, remember, these folks are likely working for minimum wage. I suspect that «management» is perhaps only a dollar more per hour. Sometimes, I forget stuff like that. Maybe you do too.

Small place and their smoothie are Ok. We went there for some fruit juice but they dont have any juice section so we end up with smoothie. Just OK place. If you like smoothies U may go again but for me I am not smoothie Fan

Collins Crew LOVES Tropical Smoothie!!! Refreshing!

This is a chain so if you’ve ever been to one, this one is no different. This is a Tropical Smoothie Café so they not only have smoothies but salads and sandwiches as well. I was pleased overall with my selection. It was freshly prepared and taste as I expected. The staff at this location was great, they are very personable and accommodating. I had a good experience and if I lived in Tallahassee, I would visit this location without hesistation.

Typical of any chain restaurant, if you’ve been to one you’ve been to them all… for the most part. If you’ve been to a TS, then you know they have a decent selection of healthier food options (wraps, light sandwiches, salads, etc.) and a more-​than-​decent selection of naturally flavored blended smoothie options (34 diff. smoothies listed on the menu at this time, plus various supplements and additives). Some of their smoothies are light and fruity (such as the Blimey Limey I picked up this visit), and some are more decadent, somewhat and are more suited for dessert (anything with cocoa and/​or peanut butter).
Never had a bad experience at a TS — no stale food, no smoothies that were off, no horrible service. The wraps are not huge but they are flavorful enough, and their smoothies are the tastiest frozen drink you’ll find that doesn’t have alcohol in it. It’s not a high class restaurant, and you’ll pay $ 10 – 12 for a wrap or sandwich and smoothie, but this is what I’d choose if I had to pick a place to eat amongst a cluster of fast food joints. My only complaint might be that they pipe in the cheesy Disney-​ized reggae music a bit too loud.
(Seeing that this is a chain, I will probably copy and paste this review at the other Tropical Smoothie locations that I frequent around town as I visit them.)